Upper-machine



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UPPER- MACHINE.

No. 469,582. Patented Feb. 23, 1892.

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P. W. MINOR.

' UPPER MAGHINE.

No. 469,582. Patented Feb. 23, 1892.

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NITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

PETER \V. MINOR, OF SPRINGVILLE, NEW' YORK.

UPPER-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,582, datedFebruary-23, 1892. Application filed June 12, 189 1. gerial No. 396,000.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

.Be it known that I, PETER W. MINOR, a cilizen of Springville, in thecounty of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Upper-Machines; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to animprovement in machines for operating onshoe-uppers, and more particularly to such as are adapted for operatingupon that part of the upperimme diately above the heel of the shoe.

It is well known that the weak point of a shoe (so called because beingsubjected to the greater strain and harder Wear it gives out first) isthe bend of the ankle just above the heel,.and there being an inwardcurve in the foot at this point makes it necessary to locate a seamthere, which makes it stillmore difficult to make it strong enough towear equal with other parts of the shoe. So far as I am aware as yetnothing has been devised to accomplish this result that would besuitable to use on a fine shoe. I accomplish this result with an extrapiece of material (preferably of the same material as the upper) adaptedin shape to cover this weak part of the shoe and cementing it thereto onthe inside bya strong leather cement, which must be applied under asuitable pressure and at a required temperature; and it is the object ofmy present invention to produce a machine for the accomplishment of thispurposethat is to say, to produce a machine for the attachment to ashoe-upper immediately above the heel of the shoe of an extra piece ofmaterial to act as a brace or stiffening for that portion of theshoe-upper.

With this obj eat in View the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts ashereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is aside elevation of the machinewith a part of the frame-work removed. Fig. 2 is a plan View of thearms, and Fig. 3 is a view of the stop mechanism. views.

A represents a suitable frame in which to Figs. at and 5 are detailmount the various parts of the machine, and from this frame an arm Bprojects forwardly, said arm being provided at its forward end with acurved recess or depression a. and an opening b, communicating with saidrecess or depression. The arm B is cut away, and pivotally connected insaid arm is a lever C, provided at its forward end with an enlargementor head 0', having a perforation C and adapted to lie normally in theopening I) of the arm B. The rearwardly-extending arm 0 of the lever Gis curved upwardly and provided at its upper end with a curved bearingor rocker c (Z of the frame is a shaft 6, on which an eccentric D issecured; A lever E is pivotally connected in the frame A at a pointabove the hearing or rocker c and provided at a point in proximity toits center with a depending bearing or rocker f, adapted to bear on therocker c and vibrate the lever E, as hereinafter explained. In therearend of the lever E a roller E is mounted and adapted to ride uponthe periphery of the eccentric D.

The lever E is preferably made of two parts, the forwardly-projectingpart G being made of spring metal and has secured to its free end aform, die, or block II of rubber or other suitable material and of ashape to conform to the curve of the part of the shoe-upper to beoperated upon.

Placed loosely in the opening I) of the arm B is a concave block, die,or form H, adapted to rest on the enlargement or head 0 of the lever C,said block, die,or form H being provided with a curved upper face toconform to the shape of the lower face of the form or block H. The blockor form 11 is also preferably made in its bottom with a depression H.

In order to warm the block or form 11, so that the reinforcing-piecewill be made to adhere to the upper, a pipe I is made to project throughthe opening in the head or enlargement C of the lever C and into therecess or depression H of the block or form II, said pipe beingconnected with any suitable gas-supply.

In order to cause the roller E to be maintained in contact with theeccentric D and always run smoothly thereon, a spring J is connected atone end to the lever E and at the other end to the frame A.

Mounted loosely on the shaft e is a band- Mounted in suitable uprights inormally upwardlyby a spring M.

and impart motion thereto from any suitable source of power. Secured tothe shaft e in close proximity to the wheel K is a collar L, having earsg, between which an arm or latch g operates, said arm or latch beingforced normally toward the wheel K by means of a spring 9 The edge ofthe frame A is recessed beneath the wheel K, and in this recess an armor bar M is pivoted and forced One face of the arm or bar M is providedwith a recess h, in rear of which an arm h is secured. The free end ofthe bar M is beveled or inclined, as at '53, against which the lower endof the arm g is adapted to strike and be guided into the recess h. Thewheel K is provided on its inner face with a projection 70, adapted toengage the arm or latch g when said latch or arm is moved in its path. Awire or cord is connected to the arm or bar M, by which to operate saidbar by a foot-treadle or in any other suitable manner. The lower end ofthe arm or latch g normally rests in the recess h; but when the arm orbar M is pulled down by the wire or cord said arm or latch will beforced by the spring g into contact with the wheel K and in the path ofthe projection 7r, so that said arm or latch will be engaged by theprojection and thus rotate the shaft 6. When the shaft shall have madeone revolution the arm or latch y will engage the free end of the arm orbar M and be guided by the inclined faces if into the recess h and outof the path of the projection 7c. The block, die, or form H being heatedto the proper extent by a flame from the gas-pipe I, thereinforcing-piece is placed on the block, die, or form H and the stopmechanism is operated to cause the bandwheel to be locked with the shafte and rotate the latter.

The form or die H drops below the upper edge of the opening of the armto receive the piece and hold it out of the way of the upper until readyto apply it and then rises just Ugh above the upper edge of the openingI) to give the form or block H chance to press the piece on, the entirespace through which it moves being about a half-inch, while the form His raised about four inches to give ample room to put the shoe inposition. When the device is operated, the cam D will operate to bringthe forms H H together, and the cam D is made of such shape as to holdthe pressure on the shoe long enough to properly stick thereinforcing-piece to it.

It is evident that instead of being adapted to apply a reinforcing-pieceto the back of the shoe-upper said machine may be adapted to secure areinforcing-piece to any other part of the shoe-upper by simply changingthe shape of the forms or blocks H H.

\Vith a reinforcing-piece on the inside of the back of the shoe-upperover the seam it is impossible for the seam to pull apart and the kidsurrounding it will be so braced up that it will stand as long as anypart of the shoe.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a frame having a form loosely connectedtherewith, said form having a recess or aperture in its lower surface,and means for applying heat to this recess or aperture, of a pair oflevers located in proximity to each other, one adapted to support andoperate the form and the other carrying a form and adapted to operatethe former lever, and means for actuating the operating-lever,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a frame and a form or block connectedtherewith, of a pair of levers, one adapted to operate this form orblock and the other carrying a form or block and constructed to operatethe first lever, and means for actuating the operating-lever,substantially as set forth.

3. In an upper-machine, the combination, with a frame and an armprojecting therefrom, of a movable form carried by said arm, a pivotedlever adapted to support said form, a pivoted lever carrying anotherform adapted to act in conjunction with the first'mentioned'form, saidlevers being adapted to bear on each other, so that one will be operatedby the other, a shaft, and an eccentric mounted on said shaft, on theperiphery of which one of said levers is adapted to bear, substantiallyas set forth.

4. In an upper-machine, the combination, with a frame and an armprojecting therefrom, of a movable form carried by said arm, a pivotedlever adapted to support said form, a pivoted lever, another formcarried by said last-mentioned lever and adapted to operate thefirst-mentioned lever, an eccentric, a roller mounted in one end of oneof said levers and adapted to bear. on said eccentric, and a spring formaintaining said roller in contact with the eccentric, substantially asset forth.

5. In an upper-machine, the combination, with a frame and an armprojecting therefrom, of a movable form carried by said arm, a pivotedlever for supporting said form, a pivoted lever adapted to bear againstand operate the first-mentioned lever, a form carried by saidlast-mentioned lever, a shaft, an eccentric carried by said shaft andadapted to operate said last-mentioned lever, and a stop mechanism,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

F. W. LELAivD, II. V. TANNER.

